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What is true about Bt toxin?

Bt protein exists as active toxin in the Bacillus

The inactive protoxin gets converted into active form in the insect gut

The concerned Bacillus has antitoxins

The activated toxin enters the ovaries of the pest to sterilise it and thus prevent its multiplication

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